This Dec. 25, 2014 photo provided by Emily Amsler via the Oregon Humane Society shows John Thoeni, left, an Oregon Humane Society volunteer beginning his descent to save Sandy, a yellow Labrador who got spooked on a Christmas Day hike in the Columbia Gorge.

Image Credit: AP Photo/ Emily Amsler via Oregon Humane Society

December 27, 2014 - 4:25 PM

PORTLAND, Ore. - A yellow Labrador that got spooked on a Christmas Day hike in the Columbia Gorge near Portland, Oregon, snapped her leash and plunged 150 feet down a cliff, was rescued in the dark by a climber who rappelled to a narrow ledge where the dog was trapped.

David Schelske told the Oregon Humane Society when 3-year-old Sandy bounded around a bend and disappeared he figured her for a goner.

He hiked to the bottom of the cliff and saw her stranded on a narrow ledge 70 feet above.

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